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BS 1968:1953

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Specification for floats for ballvalves (copper)
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English

Published date

08-05-1953

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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Class A. Soldered joints; Class B. Solderless joints; Class C. Brazed, welded or silver soldered joints. Manufacture, methods of jointing, dimensions for bosses; tests, marking requirements, dimensions for floats. See BS 1212.

This British Standard specifies requirements for a range of spherical copper floats of 41/2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 inches nominal diameter suitable for attachment to the ballvalves specified in BS 1212 and to ballvalves the leverage of which for the same bore of seat is not less than that specified in BS 1212, in the following classes:–

  • Class A. Floats of all sizes with soldered joints.
  • Class B. Floats of all sizes with solderless joints.
  • Class C. Floats of all sizes with brazed, welded or silver-soldered joints.
  • Performance requirements relating to floats of a shape other than spherical are also included.

Committee
B/504
DevelopmentNote
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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